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Jessica Thomas

@KJessicaThomas

Executive Editor at the American Physical Society. Views my own.

 Long Island
Joined June 2012
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Super informative article about the challenges of recycling car batteries (and why we need to think ahead) sciencemag.org/news/2021/05/…
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Curious about working in scientific publishing? Come by the Physical Review booth at the Job Expo of #apsmarch Wednesday and Thursday (hint: we've got three job openings) march.aps.org/events/expo/
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Love seeing a physics talk that starts with “What difference will it make?” Jenny Nelson of @imperialcollege on solar photovoltaic microgrids in the “Physics for Development” session at #apsmarch
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Specially perforated materials break in a preferential direction. Results from researchers at @Caltech physics.aps.org/articles/v14…

What It’s Cracked Up To Be

Researchers have designed a metamaterial that is nearly twice as resistant to cracking in one direction versus the other—what they call a fracture diode.

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Read to the bottom to find out about the collective behavior of drunk worms!
Physics Magazine (@PhysicsMagazine) profile picturePhysics Magazine@PhysicsMagazine14 Dec 2020
Mental health, nickel-based superconductors, and dark matter are among the stars of @PhysicsMagazine’s favorite stories of the year. #PhysicsHighlights2020 physics.aps.org/articles/v13…
Highlights of the Year

Highlights of the Year

Physics picks its favorite stories from 2020

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My piece in @PhysicsMagazine on energy-saving technologies for particle accelerators. Thanks to @erk_jensen and @MatsLindroos1 for explaining the science and sharing their passion for sustainability.
Physics Magazine (@PhysicsMagazine) profile picturePhysics Magazine@PhysicsMagazine4 Dec 2020
Bicycle paths heated with waste heat from a physics lab? This is one of several ideas being explored to reduce the energy consumption of particle accelerators. @erk_jensen @essneutron go.aps.org/36FQGuE
Designing a Green Accelerator

Designing a Green Accelerator

Physicists are developing an array of technologies to limit the enormous energy usage of high-energy particle accelerators.

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Since I couldn’t travel, @MatsLindroos1 gave me this “zoom tour” of @essneutron
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This really is one of the prettiest physics images I've seen this year.
Laura H Greene (@laurahgreene) profile pictureLaura H Greene@laurahgreene3 Dec 2020
RT NationalMagLab "Scientists have found vortex rings inside a tiny pillar made of a magnetic material, the gadolinium-cobalt intermetallic compound GdCo2. bit.ly/3g47WwJ https://nitter.cf/t.co/EOwe9Awz0j"
Physicists Observe Trippy 'Vortex Rings' in a Magnetic Material For The First Time

Physicists Observe Trippy 'Vortex Rings' in a Magnetic Material For The First Time

Whoahhh.

sciencealert.com
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Hi followers, we're switching to the new username @PhysicsMagazine to match the name of our publication. Find out more about the research we cover at our About page. go.aps.org/2VnPupt
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My piece for 𝗣𝗵𝘆𝘀𝗶𝗰𝘀: 𝘿𝙞𝙜𝙜𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 3𝘿 𝙌𝙪𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙪𝙢 𝙃𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙀𝙛𝙛𝙚𝙘𝙩 on the experiments and recent theory for this long-sought-after effect. With huge thanks to @KJessicaThomas physics.aps.org/articles/v13…
Digging into the 3D Quantum Hall Effect

Digging into the 3D Quantum Hall Effect

Theorists invoke electron-phonon interactions to explain the recent observation of the quantum Hall effect in a 3D electronic system.

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Check out this result from @qudev @ETH_physics @ETH_en alumnus Johannes Fink @fink_johannes @ISTAustria and his group showing that there is still more to learn about #inductors! Physics - Geometric Inductor Breaks Resistance Quantum “Limit” physics.aps.org/articles/v13…

Geometric Inductor Breaks Resistance Quantum “Limit”

A geometric superinductor made of a tightly wound aluminum wire can achieve an impedance about 5 times larger than a hypothesized fundamental limit.

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"As sometimes happens in science, the result was in part a stroke of luck"
Physics World (@PhysicsWorld) profile picturePhysics World@PhysicsWorld22 Oct 2020
Five different phases of a colloid-polymer mixture can co-exist at the same time, in defiance of the 150-year-old Gibbs phase rule, which states that only three simultaneous phases are possible. ow.ly/U9Y850BZvbJ
'Quintuple point' material defies 150-year-old thermodynamics rule – Physics World

'Quintuple point' material defies 150-year-old thermodynamics rule – Physics World

Simulated colloid-polymer mixture exists in five different phases at once, rather than the three allowed under the Gibbs phase rule

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My phone reminded me that it's been 1 year since my (wonderful) trip to the University of Buenos Aires—and several circles around this building before I realized it wasn't the physics department.
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Great talk from @Brad_Marston in his Physical Review Colloquium about climate, topology, and how to build a stronger connection between physics and climate science.
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I got to use the word "antispaghetti" in this write up about neutron stars. Surely that's a concept for a sci-fi movie?
Physics Magazine (@PhysicsMagazine) profile picturePhysics Magazine@PhysicsMagazine6 Oct 2020
Neutrino emission from a neutron star’s inner crust may be stronger than previously thought. @ASU go.aps.org/3jwv9Zv
Say "fermion" and smile: The @APSPhysicsEd writers and editors get together for our annual retreat. @KennJessThom @erikakcarlson @KatRWright
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Thanks @netsci2020 for inviting me to be part of this. So many interesting (and tough) questions to think about.
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Husband: What is the Hall effect? Me: 10-20 breathless minutes about the classical version vs the QHE, the beauty of condensed matter, etc. Husband: Um, because I think we may need to replace the Hall sensor in the washing machine.
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Physics 200 at @YalePhysicsDept with Malcolm Boshier: Your problem sets with Ferraris are what converted me from an applied math major. This Week: We Thank Our Teachers eos.org/articles/this-week-w…

This Week: We Thank Our Teachers - Eos

It’s Teacher Appreciation Week, so we’re thanking the educators who inspired and challenged us. #ThankATeacher!

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H. Adrian Cho@hadriancho18 Apr 2020
Elvis lives on--kinda--in black hole mergers! LIGO and Virgo spot black holes of very different masses spiraling together and emitting gravitational waves of two frequencies. The result may strike a chord with fans of the King. @LIGO @APSphysics #apsapril sciencemag.org/news/2020/04/…
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